Poland Seminary High School is a public

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, United States. It is the only secondary school in the Poland Local School District. Athletic teams compete as the Poland Seminary Bulldogs in the

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as a member of the Northeast 8 Conference.

History

Although the current building was built in 1972, Poland Seminary High School owes its name to an earlier institution,

Poland Seminary Poland Seminary, originally Poland Academy, was a name used for a series of schools operated in Poland, Ohio. First academy The original Poland Academy was created in 1830 by a Presbyterian minister named Bradley (first name unknown), in a room o ...

, which was one of the first private colleges to admit women. In the early 1900s, the institution was deeded to The Poland Schools for $1.00 with the stipulation that it forever be called "Poland Seminary". This former institution matriculated

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, and the present high school claims McKinley as an alumnus. In 1999, students from the high school visited the Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals.

OHSAA State Championships

* Boys

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– 1947, 1951, 2000 *

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– 1999 * Girls

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- 2008 * Girls

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- 2011

Notable alumni

– 25th

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– member of the

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from Ohio's 6th district * Helen Murray Free – chemist and educator

References

External links

District Website
High schools in Mahoning County, Ohio Public high schools in Ohio {{MahoningCountyOH-school-stub